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Fifty-eight-year-old Margo has amassed a very healthy retirement fund, in part by buying shares in Berkshire Hathaway, the investment company run by Warren Buffett. When even the ‘Sage of Omaha’ is reducing his exposure to certain US stocks, Margo wonders if it’s time for her to ... Show More

Matt started investing at just 22 with the help of his financial adviser father. Now, at 29, and with a wedding on the cards, he’s got an extra reason to be diligent about his money. Some of Matt’s stock picks (such as Glencore) haven’t been performing as he might like. Is it tim ... Show More

Forty-nine-year-old Jane has always been careful to squirrel money away, and a recent inheritance has boosted her nest egg to £125,000. But there’s one problem: it’s all in cash. Now, with half an eye on retirement, Jane wants to start investing but is unsure about how to do this ... Show More

The rate banks pay on savings accounts hit the headlines earlier this year, when an outflow of deposits contributed to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and other lenders. Suddenly, the mechanics of how banks attract deposits — and what they actually do with them — became a hot ... Show More

Moby LinkThis week, Sim and Maia discuss the importance of maximising your employer retirement fund, explaining how leveraging employer matches can provide significant financial benefits. They highlight the advantages of tax-deferred growth in retirement accounts and stress the n ... Show More

On 1 March 2024 there will be a radical change affecting everyone who is a member of a retirement fund.  This is known as the Two-Pot Retirement System and applies to any member of an employer pension/provident fund, a retirement annuity or a preservation fund as well as members ... Show More

Why do some companies decide not to sell shares on public exchanges? And who buys private equity? A Dictionary of Finance finds out. We also learn what "love money" is. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

National Treasury released draft legislation around early access to pension funds and the so-called Two Pot system. In this podcast Maya speaks to retirement reform expert Rowan Burger about how the Two Pot system will work. In this podcast they dispel some myths around early acc ... Show More

Khatija Haque and Edward Bell discuss the Federal Reserve's more hawkish tone at the start of the year and the potential impact of higher interest rates on growth in the UAE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info ... Show More

A coalition of big American banks said they will deposit $30bn into First Republic Bank, a mid-sized lender, to shore it up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

Today's episode dives into many of your biggest questions about retirement: How much is enough for a typical retirement? What are the best ways to save and invest towards this goal? Do I put it all into my 401(k) or spread it over multiple retirement accounts? What can we expect ... Show More

There’s more to a fund than just its name. Here’s how to do deep due diligence into the mutual funds in your retirement account. For video highlights of our Fool Fest Digital Pass go to http://digitalpass.fool.com/focus